Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in its neighbouring puppet state of Belarus.
Putin introduced the transfer on Saturday
tactical nuclear weaponsgave no indication of when the weapons might be moved
A US official reacted with warning, reiterating that the US remained “dedicated to the collective protection of the NATO alliance”. Belarus borders three NATO member nations; Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.
Data through Reuters
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It is a important escalation from Putin. Markets are at present targeted on different issues, the banking disaster and central banks’ response to excessive inflation (ICYM these, however I am positive you have not!) amongst them, however that is hardly a optimistic enter.
